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Mumbai to Dubai freight CO2 emissions

One tonne of cargo shipped Mumbai (INNSA) to Dubai (AEJEA) by sea emits 14.3 kg CO2e well-to-wake at GLEC v3.2 default factors. The same tonne by air emits 1,640.5 kg — roughly 115x the sea number.

Lane noteArabian Sea crossing — 4-5 day sailings across one of the densest sub-regional trade lanes. Indian textile, jewellery, and food exports dominate the eastbound leg; the corridor is also a major air-freight corridor on the Mumbai-Dubai shuttle pattern.

Per-tonne CO2e by mode

Sea freight

Container ship 3,000-8,000 TEU

14.3
kg CO2e
Distance
1,900 km
Factor (WTW)
7.5 g CO2e/tkm
Per shipment
1 t × 1,900 km
Factor source
GLEC v3.2 container 8,000-15,000 TEU (Post-Panamax, WTW)

Air freight

Short-haul belly cargo

1,640.5
kg CO2e
Distance
1,930 km
Factor (WTW)
850 g CO2e/tkm
Per shipment
1 t × 1,930 km
Factor source
GLEC v3.2 short-haul belly cargo (WTW)

Mode comparison

On the Mumbai to Dubai lane, air freight emits about 115 times more CO2e per tonne than sea freight at GLEC v3.2 defaults. The gap is driven by the WTW factor difference between long-haul belly cargo (850 g CO2e/tkm) and a Container ship 3,000-8,000 TEU (7.5 g CO2e/tkm), partly offset by the shorter great-circle air routing.

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These numbers are GLEC v3.2 defaults at 1 tonne. Change weight, vessel class, or load factor in the calculator and see the per-mode CO2e update under ISO 14083:2023 data quality tiers.

Methodology references

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